Britland, David

Magazine

1986 - 1987
Written by David Britland
Work of Various

88 pages (Stapled), 3 Issues, published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by David Britland
Language: English

33 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Issue	Year	Page	Categories
David Britland	Oracle			Vol. 1 No. 1	Feb. 1986	1	Articles / Columns
Steven Hamilton	Steven Hamilton's Holey POD	flap gaff	Related to Holy P.O.D. (Ken Krenzel, Richard Kaufman, Derek Dingle, The Collected Almanac, 1982/1983)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Feb. 1986	2	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Eccentric Gaffs Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Point of Departure (often Traveling effect)
Gerald Kosky	The Kosky Switch			Vol. 1 No. 1	Feb. 1986	5	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes
David Britland	Prelude	prelude to Holey POD, Müller's Three Card Catch with cards with holes through them	Inspired by 3-Card Catch (Reinhard Müller, The Pallbearers Review, 1971) also in: 3-Card Catch (Epilogue, 1972)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Feb. 1986	7	Cards / Sleights / Pop-out Productions / One-Handed Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich
Bob Ostin	Paper Prison	paper fold with coin, small hole in paper and coin visibly penetrates paper	Also published here Paper Prison (Bob Ostin, Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions, 2005) Related to Paper and Coin (Edward Marlo, Coining Magic, 1957)	Vol. 1 No. 1	Feb. 1986	9	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Through Something else Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / With Props / Paperfolds
Terri Rogers	Debtor's Monte	three cards with messages, prediction, erasable ink to change message, Velleda		Vol. 1 No. 1	Feb. 1986	12	Pen & Pencil / Special Ink Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Principles / Secretly erasing Writing
David Britland	Parallax	card reverses while spectator holds it, with cut, trapdoor variation	Also published here Parallax (David Britland, Parallax, 1986) also in: Parallax (David Britland, Intermagic, 1988) Inspired by The Trapdoor (Robert E. Neale, Trapdoor Card, 1983) also in: The Trapdoor (Self-Working Paper Magic, 1985) Stargate (Jeff Busby, Terri Rogers, David Britland, Epoptica, 1985) Related to What From Whom (Karl Fulves, Interlocutor, 1988) A Better Mousetrap (Michael Weber, Life Savers, 1991) Variations Hatch 22 (Shiv Duggal, Parallax, 1986) also in: Hatch 22 (Intermagic, 1988) Gordon Bruce on Parallax (Gordon Bruce, The New Talon*, 1987) … and 3 more	Vol. 1 No. 1	Feb. 1986	14	Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous
David Britland	Oracle	on Hofzinser's Zauberkuenste		Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	19	Articles / Columns
David Britland	The Last Game	multiphase routine, with card swapping	Also published here The Last Game (David Britland, Virtual Miracles, 2000) also in: The Last Game (David Britland, Genii, 2010) The Last Game (David Britland, Antinomy, 2011) … and 1 more Inspired by According to Hoyle (Karl Fulves, The Pallbearers Review, 1968) also in: According to Hoyle (The Magic Book, 1977) According to Hoyle (My Best Self-Working Card Tricks, 2001) … and 1 more According To Hoyle (Errata, 2015) Variations Exchange Poker (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2*, 2009)	Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	20	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand. Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial
Gary Osborne*	Dye Version	color changing silk with thumb tip		Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	24	Silk & Handkerchief / Color Change Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Shiv Duggal	Quo Vadis	similar to interlaced vanish, cards appear face-up next to fourth card	Related to Flesh Eaters (David Britland, Cardopolis, 1983)	Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Interlaced / Interlaced Vanish
Alex Elmsley	The Elmsley Switch			Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	28	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Slide-Under - Type
David Britland	Interlaced Subtlety		Related to Flesh Eaters (David Britland, Cardopolis, 1983)	Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	29	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Interlaced / Interlaced Vanish
Roger Crosthwaite	Eleatics	with Jumbo Coin finale		Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	31	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Four Cards
Roger Crosthwaite	Coin Switch	with card		Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	32	Coin / Sleights / Switches / With Props
David Britland	Diadem	jazz aces and Elevator combination, with eight cards		Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	35	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Jazz Aces & Less Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Elevator / Packet
Terri Rogers	Shadowline	writing on card vanishes and appears on hand of performer, erasable ink, Velleda		Vol. 1 No. 2	1986	38	Paper / Appearing Writing, Photos, ... Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery Pen & Pencil / Special Ink Mental Magic / Principles / Secretly erasing Writing
David Britland	Mensa 1			Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	41	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Card Puzzle
Gordon Bruce	Gordon Bruce on Parallax	coin vanishes and returns in trapdoor of card	Inspired by Parallax (David Britland, The New Talon, 1986) also in: Parallax (Parallax, 1986) Parallax (Intermagic, 1988)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	46	Paper / Topological Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Coin / Effect Themes / Appearance & Vanish with Reproduction Routines / With Props / Cards
Bob Ostin	Postmaster	words noted on billets, performer divines words on folded billets	Also published here Postmaster (Bob Ostin, Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions, 2005)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	51	Billet / Readings Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems
Shiv Duggal	Ace Team	red Aces appear sandwiched between Jokers, then Jokers change into black Aces	Inspired by Ben Harris' "KM Sandwich" in "Magic Manuscript" July/August 1984. Related to Snapover Flourish (Larry West, Cardopolis, 1983) K.M. Sandwich Production (Shiv Duggal, Inside Out, 1989) also in: K.M. Sandwich Production (Combined Card Notes, 2023)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	56	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Sandwich Changes Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One
Terri Rogers	Cigology	opened cellophane on cigarette box is wrapped on box again, stunt		Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	60	Cigarette & Cigar / Miscellaneous Cellophane
Philip T. Goldstein*	Premixion	computer presentation, card is found with reverse faro, name of card on three cards	Inspired by Mathematics & Mentalism (Alex Elmsley, Ibidem, 1958) also in: Mathematics and Mentalism (The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1, 1991)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	63	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Force and unusual Discovery Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro
Bob Ostin	Araby Location	spectator choses one of several billets, each billet has a name, performer divines which was selected	Also published here Araby Location (Bob Ostin, Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions, 2005)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	67	Mental Magic / Principles / Marking Systems Billet / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Divination / Miscellaneous
Eric Mason	Eric Mason on Parallax	name of thought of card appears on paper combined with Parallax	Inspired by Parallax (David Britland, The New Talon, 1986) also in: Parallax (Parallax, 1986) Parallax (Intermagic, 1988)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	71	Paper / Appearing Writing, Photos, ... Paper / Topological Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
David Britland	Alchemy	four red cards change one by one to black cards, always one red card placed between two black cards	Inspired by No-Cover Aces (Karl Fulves, Notes From Underground*, 1973)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards
Dai Vernon	Vernon Addition			Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	75	Cards / Sleights / Additions / Spread- & Strip-out Addition
Arturo de Ascanio	Partial Ascanio Spread			Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	78	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Ascanio Spread
Bob Veeser	Veeser Count			Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	79	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Miscellaneous
Mike Gancia	Mike Gancia on Parallax	card in envelope	Inspired by Parallax (David Britland, The New Talon, 1986) also in: Parallax (Parallax, 1986) Parallax (Intermagic, 1988)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	80	Paper / Topological Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous
David Britland	Open and Shut Case	with liar/truthteller presentation	Inspired by Clue (Jack Yates, Clue and other Mysteries, 1986)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	81	Games / Murder Game
Jerry Sadowitz	Mission Successful	Aces come to top, then selection sandwiched in between	Inspired by Mission Successful (Peter Duffie, Close-Up to the Point, 1984)	Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	86	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Using Cards
David Britland	Oracle	on an essay by Jon Racherbaumer on "The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings"		Vol. 1 No. 3	May 1987	88	Articles / Columns

Data entered by Lorenz Schär, August 2019.

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